Other by stefan @ 2016-02-23
With a read speed over 45MB/s and writes well over the Class 10 standard, we can say that the EXCERIA N301 is a good choice when used along a wide range of photo cameras but also Full-HD video cameras. It is protected against X-rays which can be found at airport security checks for frequent travelers but is also backed by a 5-year warranty from Toshiba.
At first we would like to thank Toshiba Corporation for offering a sample of their Exceria N301 64GB SDXC Card for testing and reviewing.
“Toshiba is a world leader and innovator in pioneering high technology, a diversified manufacturer and marketer of advanced electronic and electrical products spanning information & communications systems; digital consumer products; electronic devices and components; power systems, including nuclear energy; industrial and social infrastructure systems; and home appliances. Toshiba was founded in 1875, and today operates a global network of more than 740 companies, with 204,000 employees worldwide and annual sales surpassing 6.3 trillion yen (US$68 billion).”
ENJOY HIGH-SPEED VIDEO AND PHOTOGRAPHY
The fast read speeds and capacity up to 64 GB give photo and video enthusiasts just what they need to start enjoying Full HD video and high-speed photography.
GREAT ALL-ROUNDER
The EXCERIA™ SD cards are great all-round storage solutions - perfect for both photography and your computing needs.
CATCH SOME RAYS
No worries at the airport security check or at your sunny vacation destination. The cards are x-ray proof to protect your precious memories.
QUALITY YOU CAN TRUST
Toshiba is the inventor of flash memory, and has a well-earned worldwide reputation for producing high quality technology.
Toshiba has recently outed a new series of SD cards for different purposes. The EXCERIA N301 we are going to look upon in this article does have a full-size SD card format and is meant to be mostly used in high-end DSLRs, regular point-and-shoot cameras but also for Full-HD cameras. As mentioned by the manufacturer, these cards are X-RAY proof and the quality of the storage is ensured by Toshiba (inventor of flash memory). The product is shipped inside a simple blister packaging so we can also take a good look at the main product itself through a transparent plastic window. The N301 is rated UHS Speed Class 1 with a read speed of 48MB/s:
If we turn the enclosure on the other side, we will get to see some more details on the product, a compatibility notice but also the fact that this item comes with a 5-year warranty:
After removing the outer cardboard layer, we will get to see the N301 protected inside a transparent plastic enclosure, with a seal on the back:
The card does feature a frontal sticker representing the supported standards, speed ratings, but also the total storage space:
We do also have a locking mechanism on the left side of the card:
Of course, on the back side we will get to see the gold-plated metallic contacts but also several serial numbers:
The testbench was composed from the following hardware:
CPU: Intel I5 4690K Retail @ stock
Motherboard: BIOSTAR GAMING Z97X
RAM: GeIL Black Dragon 4x4GB DDR2133 (@1600)
Video: Sparkle GTX 470 with stock and OMNI A.L.C.
Power Supply: Nexus RX-8500 850W modular
HDD: OCZ Vertex 4 240GB SSD
Case: Thermaltake Armor+ LCS, stock cooling
OS: Windows 7 Ultimate SP1 x64
The Toshiba Exceria N301 64GB SDXC Card comes formatted exFAT:
With this particular model we have spotted a strange partitioning model:
To determine the flash drive read speeds, the HD Tune v5 utility was used:
To measure the real life performance, I have used the Total Commander application to copy to the flash drive and from the flash drive the same file and recorded the transfer speeds, when they have stabilized.
File Copy
File Read
With a read speed over 45MB/s and writes well over the Class 10 standard, we can say that the EXCERIA N301 is a good choice when used along a wide range of photo cameras but also Full-HD video cameras. It is protected against X-rays which can be found at airport security checks for frequent travelers but is also backed by a 5-year warranty from Toshiba.
While we have taken a look at the 64GB variant, we do also have the choice of selecting from the lower capacity models (8GB, 16GB or 32GB). The 64GB tested model can be picked up online for about 22 Euros, the 32GB model is available for 14 Euros, 16GB variant is available for just 7.5 Euros and the smallest 8GB model can be also had for about 7.49 Euros (so we should go always for at least the 16GB variant).
We would like to thank again to Toshiba Corporation for making this review possible!